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blackish than in kebeae, somewhat ochreous brown. Sarawak. — albirenata Gaede is perhaps the that was albimnala. 
described earlier, it is recognisable by the fine and distinctly white edged rusty brown narrow reniform stigma 
with a white dot above and below. Kina Bain. 42—48 mm. 
E. designata Warr. Forewings pale grey, lavender-grey between the two lines in the discal area. Pale designata. 
brown in marginal area. Antemedian line angulated outwards under vein 1, edged with white, proximally dark 
brown, distally pale brown to the cell. Reniform stigma narrow with white dot above and below, under it a 
small brown spot on vein 2 and a large oblique spot below this on the submedian fold. Postmedian line black, 
very indistinct, posteriorly a triangular black-brown mark on costa with oblique pale patch in centre. A sub¬ 
marginal black spot on submedian fold. Hindwings dull black with pale median band from vein 5 to vein 2 
and a spot near the anal angle. <$ 40 mm. New Guinea. 
The two following species are midway between the preceding and the following groups. On forewings 
there is a scaly lobe in centre of inner margin, but the outer margin is not angulated at vein 4. 
E. amoena E. Prout. Costa of forewings a rich brown from the base to the outer line and then more amoena. 
narrowly to the submarginal line. A wide claret-red median stripe from base to marginal area. Inner marginal 
area dark brown at base, a large greenish yellow spot before the postmedian line, a short green line proceeds 
anteriorly from this. Reniform stigma with indistinct green edge, a white dot above and below. From centre 
of cell, a dark line proceeds through the reniform stigma to the postmedian line. The latter is black with inner 
green edge, very fine, but boldly excurved. Behind it on the costa a semi-circular diffuse dark spot . Submarginal 
line greenish white, fine. Hindwings blackish with narrow indistinct white discal band. 50 mm. One $ from 
New Guinea. 
E. scotobathra E. Prout, (52 a) is smaller than amoena. Forewings deeper reddish lilac, less reddish scotobathra. 
yellow, darker in basal area, the latter outlined by a complete antemedian line. Reniform stigma larger, post- 
median line more oblique below vein 5. Antemedian line sharply angulated outwards under costa and then on 
the submedian fold, widely incurved between. Reniform stigma and a spot before centre of inner margin pale 
greenish yellow. The green shade at the post-median line is more diffuse than in amoena , the latter is more oblique 
to the inner margin. Submarginal line with blue-white spot at inner margin. Hindwings paler. In $ the scaly 
lobe at inner margin is smaller. Ground colour rose-brown to yellow-brown, median area in the type is suffused 
with claret-red, rose-brown above the inner margin. Dark spots at base and at apex as in <$. 40—45 mm. Buru. 
2. Forewings regularly curved at outer margin, inner margin without 
angulation. 
E. multilinea Swh. (= abnormis Swh.) (51 e). Forewings pale ochreous brown, dark red-brown at inner multilinea. 
margin, extending somewhat upwards to the outer margin. Antemedian line fine, brown, undulate. Reniform 
stigma creamy white, diffuse. A dark postmedian line is indicated at costa, a pale patch anteriorly. A large 
pale apical spot. Hindwings dark, creamy white at costa. A creamy white median band and submarginal spot. 
The $ is entirely different. Pale grey-brown with radial dark brown streaks. Reniform stigma brown with 
pale edge. Hindwings as in <$. 50—60 mm. Perak, Tonkin, New Guinea. 
E. diversipennis Wkr. (= ambidens Fid.) (52 a). Forewings pale grey-brown, veins delicately black. 
A black streak at base on submedian fold. A diffuse blackish band over the inner margin. Antemedian line 
indicated by a fine black oblique streak on costa. Reniform stigma as a faint pale spot. Postmedian line as 
a long black, very oblique streak at costa and as a short double streak on submedian fold. Black streaks between 
the veins below the apex. Blackish at anal angle, terminating in a black upward oblique streak. Hindwings 
grey-brown at base, otherwise blackish, with undulate white median band and a white submarginal spot above 
vein 2. The $ is more brownish on forewings, the black streak on the submedian fold extends to the postmedian 
line. — zura E Swh. has inner margin widely dark brown, extending upwards at the margin to vein 3. — zygia $ 
Swh. (52 a) on the other hand has a pale inner margin, pale at outer margin to apex, however, the entire rest 
of the wing is dark red-brown. The beginnings of an ante and postmedian line are visible on costa by pale edges. 
A spot near the margin on the submedian fold and above this a black streak. — forsayethi $ Strd. Base of fore¬ 
wings above the inner margin is red-brown, suffused with black. A similar spot on costa between the post-median 
and submarginal lines and a smaller one at margin below vein 3. In centre of inner margin a small elliptical 
brown spot with dark surround. 42—52 mm. India and Ceylon. — Larva is pale grey, ventrally dark red. Food 
plant grass. Pupation in a cocoon covered with grass. 
E. ekeikei B.-Bak. (52 a). Somewhat similar to multilinea <$. Forewings pale ochreous brown and red- ekcikei. 
dish. Somewhat lilac-white in marginal area, dark lilac-brown at inner margin. The inner line oblique, brown, 
undulate. Orbicular stigma as a black dot, reniform stigma elliptical, oblique, with white surround. Postmedian 
line blackish, indistinct, conjoining closely behind the orbicular stigma with a horizontal lilac-brown band on 
the submedian fold; the latter encloses a yellowish white streak. Distally of the postmedian line white anteriorly. 
Submarginal line white to vein 5, then lilac-grey. Hindwings dark brown with 3 round white spots. 50 mm. 
Only 1 $ known from New Guinea. 
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